Door-hanger.



No. 743,341. v IPATENTED ov. s, 1903. H. 0. SMITH. A

'DOOR' HANGER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

& JzUc/zZP UNITED STATES Patented November 3, 190? PATENT OFFICE.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,341, dated November 3, 190a.

' Application filed imie 8,1908. SerialNo. 1603632. (NomodelJ To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY 0. SMITH, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which corresponding-letters of reference in the different figures indicate like parts.

My invention relates to sliding-door hangers. Experience in the use of sliding doors, especially those upon barns and sheds in which domestic animals are housed, has proven that a pressure from within is liable to force tne bottom of the door outwardly, thereby causing the upper ends of the hangers to pry against the wall and break the brackets upon which the hangers are supported.

The primary object of my invention is to overcome this difiiculty and to so construct a track-bracket that when the door is swung outwardly from the bottom the bracket will so yield as to permit of any desired movement without injury to the bracket.

A further object is to-render said bracket adjustable in such a manner as to readily adapt the door to slide without contact with the side walls of the structure upon which it is placed in case said walls should become uneven from pressure or other well-known causes.

To these ends my invention consists in the combination of elements hereinafter more particularly described, and definitely claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a structure, showing a sliding door and track with which is connected myimproved track-supporting brackets. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof. like view showing the door swung out to .a horizontal position and the bracket moved outwardly upon its hinge; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a'portion of a door and supporting'wall, showing a modification wall a by means of one or more bolts 0 are Fig. 3 is a:

suspending-loops d, which are jointedly colinected, as shown at c, with an elbow-shaped bracket, (generally designated by f.) Said bracket is provided with a vertical portion 9 and an arm or a projecting portion h, an ranged at such an angle thereto as to cause its outer end to project the desired distance away from the wall a. The part 9 is intended to rest against the wall a and to maintain a substantially vertical position, a boss or detent t being formed upon its rear face in position to pass into and engage a bore or indentation j, formed in the wall. This serves to hold the bracket rigidly in position and to prevent any movement thereof except upon the axis of the hinge e, as hereinafter stated. Upon the outer end of the arm h-is formed a head 70, adapted to fitwithin ahollow track Z, of any well-known construction. The door b is suspended from the track by means of the usual hangers m, having wheels n 0, preferably upon opposite sides or above and below said track.

From the foregoing it is obvious that the weight of the d0or,.being suspended from the track which is supported upon the outwardlyprojecting ends of the brackets, serves normally to press the part 9 of the bracket firmly against the supporting-wall and to maintain said part in a vertical or substantially vertical position. At the same time an outward pressure upon the door will cause said bracket to yield and to swing outwardly upon the axis of the hinge 9 even to a horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 3, without injury to the bracket, which reassurnes its normal position, as shown in Fig. 2, as soon as the door is sufficiently vertical to remove the top of the hanger from contact with the wall. While it is seldom necessary to swing the door outwardly to the extent indicated in Fig. 3, it is sometimes desirable so to do in order to utilize it as an awning or shade.

It frequently occurs that the walls of the structure become warped or bulged to such an extent as to cause the door to bind orrub when moved. This difficulty may be readily overcome by utilizing the construction shown in Fig. 4, in which in lieu of the detent '21 shown in the other figures a set-screw 10 is tapped into the part 9 of the bracket. This not not only fulfils the purpose of said detent IFO to hold the bracket firmly in place, as described, but enables the latter to be so adjusted by turning the screw in or out that the distance between the track and wall may be varied to conform to any irregularities in the wall.

My improved device possesses the obvious advantage that while free to swing under predetermined conditions it is normally rigid as a result of the weight of the door upon the projecting arms thereof.

While I prefer to use the part or pintle i or the set-screw p as affording a more rigid and secure construction, it is obvious that their use may be omitted with good results, inasmuch as the weight of the door serves to hold the elbow-shaped bracket firmly against the Wall.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A track-Sn pportin g bracket of the class described, consisting of an elbow-shaped body hinged at its upper end to a stationary wallsupport adapted to rest against and be secured to the vertical face of a wall or structure, means for connecting the outer or projecting end of said body portion to a trackrail and means upon the vertical part of said body portion beneath said hinge for adjustably engaging with said wall or support, whereby the distance between the track and wall may be varied at will.

I In testimony whereof I have signed this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 4th day of June, 1903.

HENRY 0. SMITH.

Witnesses:-

D. H. FLETCHER, CARRIE E. JORDAN. 

